Posted by Rick E. on June 29, 2000, at 9:04:35
In reply to Re: Euphoria turns into self-destructive urges, posted by kerry B on June 29, 2000, at 2:59:42
I have spent a lot of time drinking alot of alcohol in my life...and for me, I had to cut it out completely. I know alot of people consider alcohol consumption to be self-medicating, that is, that before we knew or were willing to use medications to help our conditions, we drank so that we could cope with these feelings and thoughts.
For me, to drink at this point in my life, would be a huge waste of the effort that I have put forth to try and deal with all these thoughts and feelings. My mission in this is to feel normal without needing to drink, or take anything illegal, so that I don't have to live with hangovers and being sick all of the time.
Maybe drinking is ok for you, but maybe not. I would, if I were you, try to be perfectly honest with yourself and ask yourself what drinking really does for you, or for that matter, what it takes away from you. It used to make me think of suicide without panic...which is a scary place to be, if you think about it, because if I (or anybody) ever makes that choice, it's only made once. Please be good to yourself.
Rick E.
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